Unlike most injuries and ailments, a broken fibula is unlikely to heal in a matter of a few weeks.

Get The Proper Care Immediately

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Even if you are not experiencing severe pain, you do not want to take the risk of prolonging your broken fibula recovery process, re-injuring your leg without proper guidance, or having your fibula heal improperly (nonunion).

Give yourself the best chance of making a quick and full recovery by contacting your local orthopedic & sports medicine doctor the day that you experience your injury.

Our medical center can give you a full diagnosis and treatment plan so that you can get back on the field as soon as possible. If you experienced a full break, you will require at least a medical boot to stabilize your leg to prevent further injury. If your fracture or break was severe enough, you will need surgery to realign and support your leg throughout a healthy recovery.

Achieving this care as soon as possible, prevents the bone from further misalignment and gets the patient on the right track for a full recovery.

Broken Fibula Recovery Takes Time

 

Athletes especially have a hard time accepting immobilizing injuries. With their bodies used to and designed for rigorous movement, it’s a challenge to be patient during a long 6 weeks recovery.

However, when it comes to bone breaks or fractures, you can’t simply mask the pain or play through it. Your body needs time to repair its injury and regain its strength.

Attempting to rush the process against your doctor’s advice will only result in furthering your recovery time.

Utilize The Proper Medical Equipment

Orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine doctors are equipped with devices that their patients can utilize to properly immobilize their injured leg and hasten their recovery. It may not be much fun walking around with a boot or on crutches, but neither is re-injuring your leg or prolonging your recovery from your broken or fractured fibula. Take advantage of whatever medical equipment you can to maximize the success of your recovery and help yourself get back in play sooner.

Broken Fibula Recovery Tips For Athletes

For those of you that are suffering from a broken fibula and are itching to get back in the game, there are certainly no or low-impact exercises that can keep you in shape and active even while you are still recovering from your fibula injury.

Aside from the normal physical therapy exercises that can help stretch and strengthen your injured leg, there are full-body and other workouts that you can still do with one leg or while seated. Try these workouts to stay game-ready during your fractured fibula recovery:

  • Yoga – Can be performed while seated, lying down, or standing and at the pace you choose.
  • Swimming is not only the most effective full-body aerobic workout, but it’s also entirely no impact.
  • Running with the assistance of an elliptical machine can provide valuable cardio without the impact that comes with running or jumping.
  • Free weight or machine lifting – You can still keep your back, chest, and arms engaged while you’re rehabbing your broken fibula.
  • Floor workouts – movements such as planks and push-ups can help you break a sweat without prolonging your recovery process.

Don’t put your broken fibula recovery up to fate. Call All-Pro Orthopedic & Sports Medicine to schedule your consultation today.